SULLIVAN v. METRO-NORTH COMMUTER R. CO.

No. 17739.

971 A.2d 676 (2009)

292 Conn. 150

James E. SULLIVAN, Administrator (Estate of James P. Sullivan) v. METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 16, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Gallagher, with whom, on the brief, was Hugh D. Hughes, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Robert C.E. Laney, with whom, on the brief, were Charles A. Deluca and Sarah F. DePanfilis, Stamford, for the appellee (named defendant).

Ann Walsh Henderson, filed a brief for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

Claudia A. Baio and Neha S. Parikh, filed a brief for the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

ROGERS, C.J., and KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.


VERTEFEUILLE, J.

This certified appeal1 arises from an action brought by the plaintiff, James E. Sullivan, as administrator of the estate of his deceased son, James P. Sullivan (decedent), against the named defendant,2 Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, for the wrongful death of the decedent resulting from the defendant's alleged negligence in failing to provide and maintain adequate security at one of...

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